Truck driver who slammed into Skyway superstructure sentenced

A truck driver responsible for the dramatic 2014 crash atop the Burlington Skyway has been sentenced to one year in jail and been given a three-year driving ban.

Sukhvinder Rai was sentenced Monday morning at John Sopinka Courthouse weeks after being convicted of dangerous driving.

The crown had been seeking one year in prison, while Rai’s defence had asked for a conditional sentence.

The Burlington Skyway was closed for four days and needed $1.2 million in repairs after the raised bed of the dump truck that Rai was driving crashed into the superstructure atop the bridge two summers ago.